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Demystifying the Teachers’ Pension Plan: OTPP for Teacher Candidates
It may seem premature to learn about your pension before you start your career. The average teacher works for 26 years, but receives a pension for 32 years. Most teachers wait until late in their careers before turning their minds to their pension and often regret this. This workshop will introduce Teacher Candidates to the …
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Big Ideas for Teaching Financial Literacy!
During this webinar, attendees will be introduced to resources, activities, and lesson ideas to prepare them to teach financial literacy in the new Mathematics Grades 7 and 8 curriculum. Learn how you can incorporate the concepts of currency conversion, simple and compound interest, and financial goal setting in a fun and engaging manner. Zoom Webinar …
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Central to the Economy: Bank of Canada Education Resources for Financial & Economic Literacy
Economic and financial literacy are core competencies for good citizenship but can be very puzzling to teach. The Bank of Canada is here to help. Representatives from the currency and museum departments will highlight activities, lesson plans, and resources for K-12 teachers and students, produced by educators for educators. They’ll highlight their most popular entry …
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Financial Literacy in the Elementary and Secondary Classroom
Participants discover how to take advantage of the many excellent Financial Literacy resources that are freely available, in both English and French, to all Ontario teachers. Resources include complete lesson plans, videos, interactive games and quizzes, and much more! The presentation focuses on where and how to begin to build your financial toolkit, and on …
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Financial Literacy in the Elementary Classroom – The Why, What, Where and How
Financial Literacy in the Elementary Classroom – The Why, What, Where and How of incorporating this critically important but sometimes neglected topic in our lesson planning. Participants discover how to take advantage of the many excellent Financial Literacy resources that are freely available to all Ontario teachers. Resources include complete lesson plans, videos, interactive games …